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Abstract Number: 489
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 32-year-old South Asian woman with history of IgA nephropathy complicated by end stage renal disease status post renal transplant (CMV/EBV positive), latent tuberculosis infection, C. Diff colitis, and recurrent urinary tract infections presented with two days of fevers and diarrhea. One week prior to admission she was seen at a local ED […]
Abstract Number: 607
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Case Presentation: A 56 year-old man with a history of immunosuppressive therapy with prednisone and tacrolimus for a cadaveric kidney transplant presented with 1 month of personality change and lethargy. He was also noted to have generalized weakness and fatigue. He was initially seen 3 weeks prior to admission for these symptoms, which were attributed […]
Abstract Number: 668
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 60-year-old male presented with one week of new onset fevers and fatigue. Past medical history included primary sclerosing cholangitis, orthotopic liver transplant 12 years ago and Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) negative post transplant lymphoproliferative disease (PTLD) with partial response to single-agent Rituximab treatment one-year prior.The patient reported debilitating fatigue, daily low-grade fevers, night […]
Abstract Number: 990
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 63-year-old man with significant history of deceased donor transplant (18 months prior to presentation), hypertension, diabetes mellitus, who presented with two weeks of fevers and malaise. His other symptoms included drenching night sweats, shortness of breath, and diffuse pleuritic chest pain, however he denied cough. A recent exposure was a renovation of […]
Abstract Number: E42
SHM Converge 2022
Case Presentation: A 41-year-old female with a history of orthotopic liver transplant for cirrhosis from non-alcoholic fatty liver disease presented with 1 week of fevers. Her liver transplant was 3 years prior to presentation. She reported a 3-month history of diarrhea and odynophagia preceding the onset of fevers (maximum 38.8 C).On presentation, initial vital signs […]
Abstract Number: N24
SHM Converge 2022
Case Presentation: A 39-year-old female with a history of primary sclerosing cholangitis status post-liver transplant in 1986 on cyclosporine, ankylosing spondylitis, Monoclonal gammopathies with undetermined significance, and migraines presents with progressive headaches, fevers (up to 101 F), and neck stiffness over the past 2 weeks. She was found to have photophobia, meningismus, and a positive […]
Abstract Number: 1127
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 52-year-old African American woman presented to her local hospital with a 3-week history of headache and diplopia without an inciting event. At that time, she was treated symptomatically and discharged. After persistent symptoms and new onset imbalance, neck stiffness, vomiting, and blurry vision, she reported to a second hospital. Her past medical […]